It really was the old president!
Speaking of the old president, I felt very complicated.
Although I haven't met him yet, from the moment I set foot on the path of cultivation, he entrusted someone to give me a magic tool. After that, my meridians were all broken, and he even saved me from despair. In a sense, he can be said to be my second parent.
Logically speaking, I should have been grateful to him for being so nice to me. However, when the President of the Metaphysics Society and the rest saw through my identity as a witch and trapped me at the back mountain of the Metaphysics Society, the old President's residence was nearby but he did not do anything.
If it was just because he didn't attack me, I could understand. After all, witches were enemies. It was reasonable for the old president to be angry or disappointed with me.
However, he did not openly make a move, but secretly gave me ten Fiery Obsidian Stones. Moreover, when the ten Fiery Obsidian Stones were put together, it was the word "Life" on the huge stone tablet in the Fire God Temple.
After the sisters Nangong and Pian Pian and Piao Piao helped me escape, the word "Fate" on the blazing stone disappeared. This proved that my escape was definitely related to the word "Fate". At the same time, it also proved that there was some kind of tacit understanding between Nangong and the old president.
I didn't know what their relationship was, but I knew that the old president was the same as Nangong. They were both participants in a conspiracy that revolved around me.
So, when I heard the name 'Old President', my heart became complicated.
Seeing that I didn't speak for a long time, Jiang Dongcheng faintly smiled and said, "Master once said that even though you didn't officially acknowledge him as your master, he still treats you as his disciple. He told me to treat you as a fellow junior when I meet you in the future … Junior, hurry up and put away this formation."
I looked at him strangely. This fellow really knew how to get close to me. However, it seemed that the old president really treated me as his disciple. Ye Pianpian had told me about this before. However, not long after that, I was exposed by the people of the Metaphysics Association. From then on, I broke off relations with the Metaphysics Association and never heard any news about the old president again.
Since I had a relationship with the President, I hesitated for a while before retrieving the Earth Carrying Formation.
This wasn't because I wasn't cautious, but because I had to give the old president some respect. Moreover, even if I retracted the formation, I believed that with Tong Tong's and my strength, Jiang Dongcheng still wouldn't be my match.
After withdrawing the formation, Jiang Dongcheng didn't do anything strange. He just smiled and sat down on the cushion next to him. Then, he pointed at the cushion in front of him, asking me to sit down as well.
After I sat down, he smiled and got straight to the point. "Tell me, why did you come to the Corpse Yin Sect?"
It was clear that this person had the temperament of being familiar with others. His words also carried a sense of intimacy. However, I wasn't stupid enough to tell someone I wasn't familiar with. I only faintly smiled and said, "I just came to avoid trouble."
"Just avoiding trouble?" Jiang Dongcheng smiled at me. "Hehe, junior brother, aren't you being a little too cautious?
It has already been one or two months since you came to the Corpse Yin Sect. I'm afraid that the people from Dragon Tiger Mountain won't have the patience to keep you here. Not to mention, with your current strength, along with the ghost beside you and the strange corpse puppet, I'm afraid that the people from Dragon Tiger Mountain won't be able to do anything to you. If you want to leave, you can leave at any time. Yet, you've been staying here … Are you really just avoiding trouble? "
People who could cultivate to the Heaven's Master Realm were naturally very smart. It wasn't strange for Jiang Dongcheng to see through this.
I only faintly smiled and didn't say anything.
"Alright, alright."
Jiang Dongcheng waved his hand. "If you don't want to say more, then I won't ask. As long as you don't make too much noise and affect what I want to do, it's fine."
I curiously asked him, "What do you want to do?"
Jiang Dongcheng was straightforward and didn't hide anything. He smiled and said, "Master sent me here, so what else could it be?
Of course, it's to investigate the background of the Corpse Yin Sect. In the future, it will be easier to deal with this scourge of a sect. "
Investigate the background?
Deal with the Corpse Yin Sect?
I felt a strange feeling in my heart.
When Yan Nantian told me about the Corpse Yin Sect, he clearly told me that the Corpse Yin Sect was inextricably linked to the Mysterious World. The entire Mysterious World tacitly approved the existence of the Corpse Yin Sect. The old president was also one of the leaders of the Mysterious World, so why would he want to get rid of the Corpse Yin Sect?
I was puzzled, but looking at Jiang Dongcheng's expression, he didn't seem to be faking it.
I could only nod and ask him how the investigation was going.
Jiang Dongcheng shook his head and his expression became serious. He said, "Everything else is easy to investigate. The key to the problem is the Corpse Yin Sect's Ancestor."
Hearing the words' Ancestor ', I suddenly became spirited. It seemed that this' Ancestor 'wasn't just bothering me, it was also bothering Jiang Dongcheng.
While talking, Jiang Dongcheng suddenly asked me, "How much do you know about this Ancestor?"
I shook my head. "I've only heard of him. I don't know what he looks like or what his cultivation is."
Jiang Dongcheng sighed. "That's right. I've been lurking in the Corpse Yin Sect for several years, but this mysterious Ancestor hasn't shown his face even once. Many times, I even doubt whether this Ancestor really exists or not …"
Hearing his words, I slightly frowned. "The Corpse Yin Sect has a competition every year. After each competition, the winners will enter the Heavenly Yin Cave to receive the Ancestor's teachings. How come he hasn't shown his face?"
Jiang Dongcheng shook his head. "That's true, but the Ancestor never shows his face in the Heavenly Yin Cave. I don't dare to go in to investigate, so I can't confirm the Ancestor's existence … However, this year seems to be different. These days, I often heard the elders of the Corpse Yin Sect talking about this. Although they didn't say much, I more or less understood a little. It seems that this year, there will be some changes in the Ancestor. When that time comes, it might be an opportunity."
Changes?
After he said that, I also remembered the conversation between Yan Dongyue and Yu Wenming. They seemed to have said something about heaven's wrath coming and whether or not they could smoothly come out of seclusion. Could it be that the Ancestor didn't have long to live?
Without waiting for me to speak, Jiang Dongcheng suddenly said, "That's right, Junior Brother, are you going to get the top three in this competition and get the qualification to go to the Heavenly Yin Cave?"
I indeed had such a plan, so I nodded.
Jiang Dongcheng laughed again. "Although I don't know what you want to do, but if you go to the Tian Yin Cave, you can help me find out the real situation of that ancestor … Hehe, it will save me a lot of trouble.
Of course, you have to be careful. The Ancestor's strength is not small. If you don't have the confidence, it's best not to take risks. "
This was what I was most worried about. The so-called "Ancestor"'s strength was unfathomable. If he saw through my disguise and attacked me, I was afraid I wouldn't have the chance to escape.
Today, I came to see Jiang Dongcheng because I wanted to see if there was a chance to cooperate with him. It would be safer that way.
I told him my plan. Jiang Dongcheng shook his head and said, "I want to go in, but my cultivation base is full of Dao energy. I don't dare to show it during the competition. The Yin energy that I have sealed in my five apertures is something that I've spent a lot of effort to force into my Heavenly Veins. I don't have a chance to enter the Heavenly Yin Cave."
No chance?
I was puzzled and asked him, "You can't pass the competition, but if you can enter the Yin energy passage, why don't you sneak in?"
Jiang Dongcheng shook his head again. "I can disguise myself if I pass the competition, but if I barge in, the Ancestor will find me. It's meaningless."
I thought for a while then suggested, "How about you guard outside the Heavenly Yin Cave? If I encounter any danger after I go in, I will send you a message. You can help me if you can.
If I don't encounter any danger, I will try my best to find out the Ancestor's situation. What do you think? "
Jiang Dongcheng's eyes brightened when he heard my suggestion. After hesitating for a while, he nodded. "That's good!
I've been here for years, and I'm tired of it. Okay, it's a deal! "
Today, I came here to join hands with him. Although there had been a lot of twists and turns, I had accomplished my goal. I heaved a sigh of relief.
Then, Jiang Dongcheng asked me how I could use Yin energy without exposing it. He also asked me why my corpse puppet was so powerful. Although I had a good impression of him, he was still a stranger I didn't know well. I just smiled and brushed him off. I didn't want to tell him too much.
Later on, he asked me more and more questions. I was a little impatient, so I changed the topic and asked him about Xu Wei's accidental death.